Qatar
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The Gulf region is on for a record first five months of the year for bond issuance with Qatar, Noor Bank, Etihad and DP World all mandating this week. -
Middle East banks are still drumming up strong demand from the loan market despite bearish ratings for the region this week, with Qatar National Bank and Emirates NBD testing the market.
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Ooredoo, one of the largest telecommunications firms in the Middle East and Africa, is refinancing a $1bn three year revolving credit facility, according to two bankers.
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Qatar has mandated banks for a dollar senior unsecured bond, which bankers away from the note are expecting to be as large as $5bn in total.
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Ezdan Holding, a Qatari property company, has printed the third bond from the Middle East this week, a $500m five year sukuk.
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Lenders have piled in with aggregate commitments well beyond the €1.5bn deal size for Qatar National Bank, as the lender swerved negative ratings actions against a number of Qatari banks.
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After a week of no new paper in CEEMEA, EM bankers are looking forward to a busier next week as four bonds are slated from the region and the market looks supportive enough to allow issuers to pull the trigger.
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Ezdan Holding, a Qatari property company, has mandated two banks for its debut sukuk and is embarking on investor meetings on Thursday.
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Qatar National Bank has tapped the $625m Formosa bond it sold on Thursday for a further $475m on Friday, taking advantage of follow-on demand after the deal had been priced.
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Qatar National Bank has sold the largest ever dollar floating rate note Formosa bond — a $625m deal — as several other issuers from the region clamour for the attention of this Taiwanese bond market.
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Investors and analysts found encouragement this week in the resilience of oil prices after the failure of OPEC talks in Doha on Sunday. But there are signs that the positive mood will not last long.
